Author: admin Published: July 13th, 2009
From the Chicago Tribune/AP:
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Construction on two Iowa Army National Guard facilities and an undersized Iowa Air National Guard building are expected to create more than 1,000 construction jobs.
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee approved more than $10 million for the three Iowa facilities last week. Confirmation from the full Senate could come by the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30.
The construction will include work on a 35-year-old Armed Forces Reserve Center in Davenport, the Security Forces Facility in Des Moines and a building that houses administrative staff for the National Guard in Johnston.
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Tags: Burlington, Cedar Rapids, construction, des moines, Economy, Iowa, iowa city, Jobs, johnston, muscatine, national guard
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Author: deanfiihr Published: May 11th, 2009
Below is the weekly update from the Rebuild Iowa Office.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) this week approved $5.1 million in the first round of Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds to be used by Iowa communities for public acquisition of property damaged by the devastating floods of 2008.
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funds assist communities in minimizing the effects of future flooding through the purchase of damaged property in flood-prone areas. Properties purchased by communities in this program must be converted into green space and cannot be redeveloped. (more…)
Tags: Cedar Rapids, FEMA, Flood Recovery, Rebuild Iowa
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